Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Galatheidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 238 m (Ref. 76997). Tropical
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Found along the neritic zone, in reef areas (Ref. 97241); from the intertidal region to 238 m in depth (Ref. 76997). Subtidal (Ref. 106854). A filter-suspension feeder/direct bottom-deposit feeder known to feed on plankton, phytobenthos, larval forms, and detritus (Ref. 97241). Also found amongst Mytilisepta virgata beds on exposed rocky shores (Ref. 126136).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.
Komai, T. 2000 A check list of Thalassinidea and Anomura (Crustacea: Decapoda) from the South China Sea. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 8:343-376. (Ref. 76997)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
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Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 16.1 - 28.1, mean 25.2 (based on 1014 cells).
